It seems like the drama may be coming to an end, and in the worst possible way. As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis pleaded guilty of hiring a hitman to kill his estranged wife. He now faces a fine of $10.000 but, what's more important, a maximum sentence of 9 years in jail.

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Thrash veterans Hirax have debuted "Hellion Rising", a brand new tune that appears on their newest offering Immortal Legacy, the first album in five years. If you want to know if the band is on form, don't miss out. "Hellion Rising" is streaming on the Soundcloud player below.

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Dread Sovereign, the Irish doom bringers, are releasing their debut album All Hell's Martyrs next month. As of now, you can stream the first taste of new music revealed by the group. Just click play on the clip below to listen to the 10-minute mammoth "Cthulhu Opiate Haze". Check out all the album details, including album art as well.

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Attention! This May German extreme doomsters Worship and Americans Loss (USA) will join forces to march across the European grounds. The two-week tour spreads over first half of May, and will also include an appearance at Dordrecht Doomdays IV, on May 10th. The tour list, that has some countries (6th and 8th of May) and venues to be announced in near future, can be seen below.

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This could be interesting. On May 23rd (May 27th in North America), Season Of Mist will release a special compilation entitled One And All, Together, For Home. Initiated by Drudkh mainman Roman Sayenko, this project consists of established bands from the metal world recording folk and mostly acoustic songs. Does it sound like something you would want to hear?

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We already knew that Misery Index would release a new album this year but now we know more about it. The American grindcore extremists have announced The Killing Gods as the title of their forthcoming new full-length. The band's fifth studio album will hit the stores on May 23rd (May 27th in North America) via Season Of Mist. Mark your calendars. That is all for now but maybe you get to hear new material soon.

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Band profile:	Misery Index

American tech death metal monsters Origin are very pleased to reveal The End Of An Entity - Australian Tour, which will be executed in first half of May, 2014. A six-date reign of terror will be combined with the support from Australian extreme metal act A Million Dead Birds Laughing and their fellow countrymen Eternal Rest. The full list of dates can be seen below.

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Event:	Origin: The End Of An Entity Australian Tour 2014

After a triumphant pledge campaign that already hit 300% of its goal, Devin Townsend is now gracing his upcoming album Casualities Of Cool with an odd artwork, or is it not? You can take a look at it here below. Also remember that Casualities Of Cool will be released on May 14th.

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TesseracT have presented the first part of their latest album Altered State in a version live in the studio. It follows a tradition the band already started on their debut album One. The band performed the entire "Of Matter" movement at Sphere Studios. Watch their 14-minute performance right here.

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Guitarist John Ricci, one of the founding members of Canadian thrash metallers Exciter, is bidding farewell and quitting the band. John Ricci has decided to leave the music business after 30 years. However, the band will carry on without him and urges fans to stay with them.

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In case you haven't noticed yet, the Swedes Morbus Chron just released their new album Sweven in Europe via Century Media. The band celebrated that by premiering another new song off the album. This one is called "The Perennial Link" and you can hear it in all its glory here. If you never heard of this band, take this opportunity to check them out.

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Italian metalcore band Destrage has released a new song from their upcoming album Are You Kidding Me? No. You can listen to the song "Host, Rifles And Coke" on the Soundcloud player below right this minute. The album is planned to be released on March 4th in North America and February 28th/March 3rd in Europe/UK through Metal Blade Records. Do you like this song?

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The first album of the French sludge/doom metallers Oruga will be called Blackened Souls. The first details have been unveiled and the opus will be released on May 19th via Apathia Records. More info will be revealed soon and hopefully a taste of what's to come as well.

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Band profile:	Oruga

The 28th of March, the release date of Gamma Ray's new album Empire Of The Undead, is not so far away now. The German heavyweights are now giving us a taste of the album, as they offer fans the lyric video for the track "Hellbent". Seems like the guys are back in good form. Hear it below.

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At the request of many fans, the Swedes HammerFall replied with a statement, regarding the progress of their new upcoming release. The band will enter the studio next week on Monday, where they will begin with the new album recordings once again with producer Fredrik Nordström. As already stated in previous news, the album cover art will be done by Andreas Marschall. The yet-untitled album will see the light on August 29th, 2014.

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